The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1887-02-26

In the early morning, when no especial
elegance IN dress is required, what are
called breakfast or house sacques are at
once comfortable and appropriate. They
are usually IN cashmere or some such light
and delicate fabric, and they are trimmed
with lace and ribbons, sash of the latter
being sometimes drawn around the waist,
and are cut plain all the way round, the
bottom having a wide edging of lace.
One very pretty style is to place double
jabot of lace down the front; the cashmere
has very wide plat down the center O..
the back, which gives the appearance of a
Vatican plat, cut Just below the hips.
The season opened with scarcely polo
na'se shape TO be seen; now they appear to
be the order of the day. Square shapes,
pointed and round aprons, double points
and other varieties are seen, and they are
developed in all the popular materials.
The trimming is the same as now seen on
| basques, vest and plastron effects being al
lowable, and corded and frogged fronts
fur-t trimmed, even Spanish or Figaro Jack
cts, being IN vogue on polonaise costumes.
Certainly 1t is very graceful fashion and
| Is very much favored by great many la
dies Just now who, little while ago, would
have been seen in nothing but tailor made
suit from the hands of a prominent ladies'
tailor.
The height of luxury in underwear has
been reached-or SO 1t would appear.
Among the many pretty and agreeable nov
elites III this branch of the toilet are seen
sIlken under-yests and corset covers, in
any of the lighter shades, such as light
blue, pink, lavender, ecru, cream, etc.,
| which are either in knit or spun silk. orna-
mented with insertions on the front of
I,
| the arm hOles are also edged with lace and
a bow of ribbon, contrasting in color with
the garment itself, is placed upon each
shoulder, and ribbon also forms the only
fastening down the front Some of these
vests have, IN place of the lace insertion
on the front, a knitted V-shaped space in a
different color to the rest of the garment.
Chemises are made in very fine. soft mus
| lin or cambria, some are practically sleeve
less, the arms being passed through holes
at the shoulders, and on those which have
sleeves, the latter are in many cases left
without trimming or embroidery of any
kind.
The sleeveless chemise is French nov
| city, and 1t is chiefly seryiceable for wear
| beneath low-neck I'd, short sleeved even
ing bodice. Another novel idea is to have
them, instead of flowing loose, as a che
mise is usually made, to fit the form
closely, drawing in at the waist, and being
| made as accurate in shape as the silk vest
| beneath.
On the more expensive styles, ruffles of
; lace, insertions and most elaborate garni-
| lures are expended.
| The Mother Hubbard shape in night
| dresses is ut present most in vogue, and the
| trimmings on these garments are quite as
usual, the introduction of ribbons being no
longer a novelty.
Drawers are made somev hat shorter in
| the legs. and also fuller than heretofore,
and the idea of trimming them with per-
| pendicular edgings of lace, up the sides,
Is the only noticeable novelty they exhibit.
| Skirts are seen in great variety. from
| those worn by fashionable ladies, which.
from the short yoke of cambria at the top
down TO the edge, are one mass of lace and
ruihes, TO skirts which, beyond a simple
| cluster of tucks, are without trimming.
| For evening dresses, of course, trained
skirt must be worn, and the trimmings or
these are really somewhat extreme in theil
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